Intentionally trying to "not offend" unnecessarily. The word ordering is important. This is different from "trying not to offend" since while the former puts effort into ensuring that no offense occurs unless necessary, the latter views accidental offenses as "natural" and allowable. This is a prescriptive definition.
People don't show each other respect like they used to. They've become too self-centered, expecting to receive respect before giving it.
by arkainrdk April 13, 2025
Get the Respectmug. by Joe Deez Of your Mama March 20, 2022
Get the Respect Secretarys Daymug. Hym "I DON'T respect people who withhold information from me. At all. You're a waste of meat as far as I'm concerned and are, therefore, better off dead. You would make better fertilizer that you do a person so... Go be that."
by Hym Iam January 3, 2025
Get the Respectmug. by Your moms boyfriend November 30, 2009
Get the razor side respectmug. When a friend is watching a live, pause-able sporting event in a separate location and says he has to pause said event, you must respect the pause and not spoil what has happened until he has confirmed seeing it.
Brad: Dude, did you see that touchdown, that shit was crazy!
Mike: What the fuck asshole, I'm driving home from the store! Respect the pause, man!!!
Mike: What the fuck asshole, I'm driving home from the store! Respect the pause, man!!!
by Escobar Dotcom June 6, 2021
Get the Respect the pausemug. A cultural slang originating from the southern part of Montreal. Often used by street hockey-playing teenagers who get cross-checked to the floor by their friends, and land next to the sidewalk.
Shel: Why would you cross-check me to the floor?
Dom: This is street hockey, get used to it.
Shel: Start showing me some City-Side Respect or else you won't be getting any from me.
Dom: City-Side Respect isn't a thing, and it will never be a thing, ja feel?
Dom: This is street hockey, get used to it.
Shel: Start showing me some City-Side Respect or else you won't be getting any from me.
Dom: City-Side Respect isn't a thing, and it will never be a thing, ja feel?
by JWalker November 15, 2015
Get the City-Side Respectmug. To refuse to discuss another person’s personal information that is unknown to the the person trying to confirm it. Be it gossip or fact.
Friend1: Did he confirm is (Insert Name Here) was seeing that girl.
Friend2: no he cited some respectable deniability nonsense
Friend2: no he cited some respectable deniability nonsense
by RufusG23 November 3, 2021
Get the Respectable Deniabilitymug.